Leadership for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
One of the biggest challenges in achieving sustainable personalized, competency-based learning is building leadership capacity. The Portrait of a Leader
February 26, 2025
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Models for Changing Mindsets
This post about changing mindsets is part of our Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 series sharing ideas from #Aurora24 sessions. The
February 20, 2025
The Importance of Competency-Based Education and the Mentor Mindset for Equity
In his book, “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People,” developmental psychologist David Yeager, Ph.D., emphasizes that young
February 18, 2025
Youth Voices: CBE In the Classroom and Beyond
In November of 2024, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Aurora Institute Symposium alongside two high schoolers, David
February 13, 2025
A Conversation with Dr. Keeanna Warren of Purdue Polytechnic High Schools
Vision and leadership are essential ingredients in the creation of a student-centered learning community. CompetencyWorks Director Laurie Gagnon sat down
February 11, 2025
Busting Barriers with AI
This post is part of our Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 series sharing ideas from #Aurora24. AI presents key opportunities and
February 5, 2025
Three Lessons for Creating a Culture of Learning from BFA Fairfax
Following my first post about Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in Fairfax, Vermont, my second post highlights how clear proficiencies and
January 29, 2025
BFA Fairfax’s Proficiency-Based System Is a Learning System
Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in Fairfax, Vermont embarked on a journey to a proficiency-based learning system following the 2013 Act
January 27, 2025
Building a Shared Space of Innovative Research and Learning
As fellow travelers in the education innovation and research space for more than a decade, we celebrate the advances in
January 23, 2025
Top Ten CompetencyWorksAuthors of 2024
This post looks back on the most-read 2024 CompetencyWorks blog posts by ten different authors. We didn’t count the ever-popular
January 17, 2025